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With two critiques giving formal interpretations, I thought it might be good to also include a critique on the technical things as well. I hope that's okay.
I'm just going to point out things I have noticed...
Perspective is very good and I'm really impressed. I'm also impressed by your mad cloud skills! I can really get a sense of being engulfed in the atmosphere and being sucked into this dark mass. It was a good decision to have the left and right bottom corners be so saturated with darkness to counter the sky. It keeps the piece grounded and keeps the viewer from being trapped in that upper right-hand corner.
Formally, it appears unified..in places. You did do a very wonderful job at keeping the loose, daydreamy kind of... watery brush strokes very consistent throughout the piece.
However, I feel like the sky and grass textures are a bit more crisp and intentional in stoke than the figure and the door. This can take focus off of one aspect (like the foreground) and have viewers draw their eyes to the background instead....unless that is what you were going for. But personally, my eyes keep getting drawn to the spot in the right-hand corner, where the grass meets the sky and the clouds swirl up to the dark hole. I almost want to ignore the door and figure. I honestly think you should have cleaned up the figure's body and made more crisp lines. Perhaps not everywhere, but just in certain places, to keep consistency with the background and unify the piece as a whole.
However, the lighting works well for this. I love that you decided to not have direct light but have it illuminating from behind and up under. The angle you chose also puts the viewer INSIDE the piece, getting us personally involved. I feel like I'm perhaps a small creature looking up, or just laying on the ground in the grass.
Talking color. First, I have to say I love the shades you chose for the sky and ground. That creamy white with the pale blue and that kind of..frothy spring green and golden yellow work very well together.
The only thing that I think should of been a different color is the door. I feel like it should of been the focus of the piece, but honestly it blends into the background pretty well. Perhaps you wanted it to blend with the sky BUT with it being that blue, it blends a little TOO well.
I think perhaps having it be a shade of orange or red would of benefited the piece better With such soft, undefined edges and being the shade of blue it is now, it easily becomes muddy and gets lost in the sky.
I do wish there was more contrast between the shadows and highlights. Especially with such a dynamic concept.. it just feels like there should be really dynamic lighting to further push that.
As far as the concept itself goes, I can't say for certain I know exactly what it means as it means a different thing for every person. However, I can say that it has such strong imagery that it invokes a lot of emotions for the viewer. This is another thing that keeps the viewer staring.
Overall though, this is a masterpiece and I'm so glad I discovered this. Your work is wonderful and leaves me with a fresh, uplifted kind of feeling that I really enjoy. I think you've gained yourself a new watcher xD
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wow, thank you so much for critiquing this piece technically!! i really needed that. i'll keep your suggestions in mind and use them in my future pieces. i completely agree with you and did experiment with pink and purple colors for the door, but i felt like it digressed from the overall atmosphere. also, i do feel the need for a stronger contrast between the shadows and highlights so thank you so much for pointing that out
thank you again for your critique (it really moved me) and i hope you have a wonderful holiday!!
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You're very welcome! I'm glad I could help! ^_^
Ahhh I see. I was thinking a red or orange for the door because the sky is blue and oranges/reds/yellows contrast with blues and purples very nicely.Β
But haha you are very welcome!<3 Feel free to come and analyze my work anytime xD Lord knows I need it.Β
and thank you!! I hope you have a wonderful holiday as well! ^__^
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I just have to start off and say how much I love your artwork. I enjoy getting a devious notice in my mail from you. It's always so exciting to see what you will come up with. And as always I take great enjoyment in analyzing your work. I took a few days to really think through this piece. I wanted to be able to analyze it all. So what I'm writing below is only my own thoughts. The drawing may not actually symbolize these things, but this is what I see. I hope you enjoy!
The first thing to note is the angle at which this picture was drawn. Worm's eye view is a great way to make a drawing look daunting and some what terrifying. The door in front of the young girl seems to symbolize a life ahead. The door is large and makes the girl look small and somewhat afraid. It seems to reach to the heavens which swirl about. Another thing to note is that it's shut. She has to muster the courage to reach up and open this daunting door before she can continue with her life.
To the right of the drawing is just open air and a little bit of brush peaking through the corner of the page. This open space symbolizes the long life she will have to meet once she walks through the door. I also find it interesting that there isn't much ground showing. The sky fills this picture. It's as if she will have to soar and reach her goals. Unlike people who trudge through the brush of life. In some ways though the sky is more daunting than the ground. She must soar instead of walk. This is much harder to do. She must reach her dreams which are far above her head. And the fear of falling back down to the earth must be terrifying.
One thing I noticed right away are the wings sprouting from the girl's back. At first this piece of the drawing really confused me. Why would she have wings? What could this mean? But I believe I have found the answer. Her wings are very small and I had mentioned she has to soar to reach her dreams. This would be very difficult with such small wings. She will have to lift her body and her small amount of belongings with her. The struggle ahead of her will be extremely difficult. The sky is clear meaning her struggles from the outside world may be small; however, her struggles with in her are large since she must fight with her own self to reach her goals.
Now one thing which still puzzles me is where is she on her journey. Is this the beginning of the end? Or the beginning? How long as she been traveling? Did she just start or has she been at this for a long time. Something to really think about. Part of me thinks she's been traveling for a while by the way her clothes look. But then again the luggage sitting next to her seems newly packed like she hasn't even lifted it once. When you've been traveling for a while you may be more likely to carry it and not drag it behind you.
The last thing I want to mention is the darkness which is above her. The sky is clear for the first stretch of the journey but then their is a black spot which is unknown territory. What will be up there? Will she weather many hardships or is it clear? The unknown lies in front of her. This small spot of black casts the whole drawing in mystery, for not only the viewer but also the young girl.
Well, that's it. Sorry it took so long to say. I kept finding new things to think about. I rated this drawing really high because of all of the extreme artistic ideas I found in it. I think it deserves those stars. Thanks again for letting me write to you. I hope I made some sense.
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oh wow....... reading your comments and critiques make me so so happy!!! i'm extremely honored that you put in this much effort to express how you feel towards my work!! no words can show you my gratitude 
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AWE! You are so sweet. I really truly enjoy analyzing your artwork. I just hope that my writing makes you happy. It's my way of encouraging you to continue. I really want to create art that has so much symbolism in it like yours does.
If you ever want to tell me what your art means to you I would love to hear.Β
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nonono YOU are so sweet. let me know if you ever want comments or a critique on an artwork! you've been around for such a long time now and i consider you one of my biggest support on dA! thank you for being a part of this wonderful community
i never give out the actual story behind my art because it's so different from what everyone thinks HAHAHA i don't deliver the story fully because then it'd be very obvious and there'd be little for the imagination 
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OH!!! You are going to make me cry!!! AWE!!! You are so sweet. Thank you so much! AWE! WOW! You like my artwork! I'm so honored that you would look at it. I'm such a young, immature artist. THANK YOU SO MUCH! Critiques and comments are always welcome, especially for any newer pieces like this. fav.me/d6bwtg9 But you don't have to if you don't want to.
I totally get it that and respect it. I think it's cool to have ones art analyzed. It really does make you look at it in a different light. I will enjoy the mystery then.
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wow thats alot of text! awesome you have so much to express
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haha yeah it is. Pretty darn long.
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This definitely reminds me of an old adventure story.
"A young demon sets off from the underworld, desiring to be an angel. Packing her bags, she heads out to the mortal world. Little does she know what decisions she will need to make in order to put her foot on thew right path, and how hard doing the right thing is."
The colors of this are amazing, I love the choices you made here. It is very eye catching this painting. You obviously spent more time on this than some of the other deviations in your gallery, and that is shown here immensely in talent. The details to the door, sky and grass, really emphasizes importance of the door, whatever the viewer's interpretation is. I truly believe this emphasizes choices in our life, whatever they may be. You really did a good job here, especially with the darker colors you used for the person. It shows that she/he/it is not the main focus here, but rather what the door symbolizes. Bravo, lriis!!!!!!
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omg thanks azleah!!!
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My Pleasure.
It is how I see the truth.
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This reminds me of a show I watched once, but I can't remember what it was called. Love this though especially the sky, so pretty. Β
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wow, thank you so much!! i really admire your works
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Very interesting composition. Looks great the perspective.
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I don't know if I'd want to open that door - it probably leads up to that planet.
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MY GOSH THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL AI-CHAN AND SORRY THAT I END UP SAYING THE SAME THING EVERY TIME YOU SUBMIT SOMETHING BUT I REALLY MEAN IT ASDKJASDKLJASDKJASD
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AHHH CHICHAN NO WORRIES THANK YOU SO MUCH
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AAAWWWH I MISS YOU TOO AI-CHANNNN I HOPE WE CAN CATCH UP SOON <333 AND NO PROBLEM HAHAHA
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Wow, this is just amazing~ 
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But where does it lead? What's on the other side? Where did it come from?
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This is really nice. I like the perspective and the colors and the whole image puts a story in my head, for which I am grateful.Β
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This is where monsters get banished when they don't behave and break the law.
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WOW that's a cenamatic masterpeice. Just as good as `yuumei
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